Ken Paxton, State Bar of Texas

Texas bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge
The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.
Texas State Bar drops lawsuit over Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2020 election challenge
The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 challenge to Biden's victory.
Texas State Bar seeks to dismiss its lawsuit against Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election
The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.
Texas panel drops ethics case against attorney general Paxton
An attorney discipline board has dropped its misconduct case against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after the state Supreme Court blocked related claims against one of his top deputies over their work on a failed lawsuit that challenged Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 U.
State Bar of Texas commission moves to drop ethics complaint against AG Ken Paxton
The state bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline has asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss its ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The commission filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the case as moot.
A Trump DOJ Could Bring An End To The Yearslong Investigation Of His Ally Ken Paxton
Despite Trump’s threat, the House voted 121-23 in May 2023 to impeach Paxton. The Senate then held a trial that September to ...
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Paxton joins the fray in Texas House speaker's race, says it should be the GOP's choice
LEANDER — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeking to replicate his 2024 GOP primary success against lawmakers who had sought to boot him from office, on Tuesday urged grassroots activists at ...
Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.
Porn case in the Supreme Court this week is about protecting children, says Republican AG
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting to uphold a Texas law he says is keeping the pornography industry from ...
Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right
AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers ...
The GOP Plot to Bankrupt Planned Parenthood
If the Supreme Court sides with South Carolina, it would mean patients and providers can’t file lawsuits to enforce the ...
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Texas ramps up ESG pressure on Wall Street over DEI efforts
The state's attorney general warned Goldman, JPMorgan, BlackRock, and other heavyweights of possible legal consequences to ...
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Local, state GOP leaders react to Burrows’ speaker victory
“If that does not happen, I suspect the primary election in March 2026 will be a difficult day for those 34 Republican ...
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Paxton issues warning to Texas House Republicans in bitter Speaker battle
If Burrows becomes Speaker, Paxton and George warned any Republican who backs Burrows. "If they don't listen, we are going to come back and primary them next session and beat them," Paxton said.
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Texas asks BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, other firms for details about DEI efforts
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote on Jan. 23 to the firms saying they appear “to unlawfully advance discriminatory” ...